any time i use the sewing machine and i thread the needlle it keeps on coming out of the needle! why is that?
i also went by the numbers to make sure the thread went through every slot!
2007-04-02 03:52:50 · 10 answers · asked by Nafertiti 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
thanks shirley …
2007-04-02 04:02:28 · update #1
It sounds like the machine isnt threaded right, thats always what it was when mine did that. You might want to check the tension too, that could cause it.
2007-04-02 03:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please be assured that not all machine threading is obvious! My mother-in-law asked me to show her how to thread a portable machine that I believe Singer called Diana. Which way the thread went around one of the metal parts just before the tensions area was clear AT ALL. Had I not sewn on my mother's old machine I would not necessarily have know that the fine wire associated with the tension area was important. I threaded it right the first time, and wrong the next 3 times. Even when it is threaded correctly it doesn't look like there is going to be any resistance on the thread. (The resistance should only really be felt when the presser foot is down, and for what it is worth the lever to do that isn't in the same place on all machines.) Hopefully you have a machine that is a bit easier to determine where the threads should go!
I also remember that my mother's take up "lever" (the thing that goes up and down above the needle) had two holes in it , that is for 2 threads and as I remember when I threaded through both holes the thread pulled out of the needle!
2007-04-02 22:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by redhatbear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you start to sew, the top thread can get pulled up as the machine gets ready to make the first stitch. You can make sure it doesn't pull back through the needle one of two ways. 1. Pull a pretty long length of thread through the needle before you start to sew. Or 2. hold the ends of the thread out to the side until you've done a couple of stitches. Either way works but I hate wasting anything, even thread, so I do the second.
2007-04-02 13:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by Critter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the owners manual, double check to see that you've threaded it correctly, once the thread is through the needle make sure you leave enough length to keep it from slipping out. You may also want to check the bobbin. Before I sew anything I spray canned air over the insides of the machine to get any loose threads or lint from it. As a beginner, you'll have fun learning as you go along. Reading patterns through will give you some good tips as well
Have fun!
2007-04-02 11:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by honey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, a rookie in the sewing business. Well, I personally do not take sewing as a hobby of mine, & I don't think it is only for women, but I help my grandma by threading the needle, since she can't see the eye of the needle. What I do to thread the needle is lick the tip of the string with my tongue & carefully insert it thru the hole. Once I do that, I place the needle in the needle holder & then I'm done. Oh, make sure you pull an exaggerated piece of string to you last you alot, that's what my grandma does. In fact, she showed me how to fix my buttons, just in case they pop off. Well, I hope this may help you, if not visit the exclusive sewing website for some additional help. Ok, good bye & take care.
2007-04-02 11:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by Joe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Shirley!
Be sure the "take up" bar (the one that goes up & down as you sew) is at the highest position before you begin to sew, and have a 2 or 3 inch tail of thread coming out of the needle, and going under the presser foot.
I've been sewing since forever (I'm *old*), and sometimes I still unthread myself when I'm not paying enough attention!
2007-04-03 12:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by Robin K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you threaded it correctly, then it's probably because when the needle goes down it pulls the top thread up slightly and sometimes if you don't have a long enough strand hanging out of the needle, it will pull the thread up and the thread will come out of the needle.
2007-04-02 11:32:28 · answer #7 · answered by H.L.A. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thread is too short. Pull it longer through the needle at least 5"
2007-04-03 01:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jenny B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either you don't have the thread going thru the tension discs or you haven't put the foot of the sewing machine down. The tension discs do not hold the thread until you put the foot down.
If you have tried this and it still moves thru the needle too easy, then tighten your tension.
2007-04-05 22:19:47 · answer #9 · answered by imtoosweet98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few tips
First make sure you have the correct needle size
Second.... You could have an issue with your bobbin...
2007-04-02 11:13:11 · answer #10 · answered by cowgirlupmich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋